| Tarvin | |
| Image Map Caption: | Tarvin RD within Cheshire in 1970 |
| Government: | Tarvin Rural District Council |
| Start: | 1894 |
| End: | 1974 |
| Divisions: | Civil parishes |
| Populationfirst: | 12,614 |
| Populationfirstyear: | 1901 |
| Areafirst: | 56874acres |
| Areafirstyear: | 1911 |
| Populationsecond: | 13,279 |
| Populationsecondyear: | 1931 |
| Areasecond: | 56871acres |
| Areasecondyear: | 1931 |
| Populationlast: | 18,152 |
| Populationlastyear: | 1971 |
| Arealast: | 62593acres |
| Arealastyear: | 1961 |
Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.[1]
The district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as the successor to Tarvin Rural Sanitary District. It initially consisted of the following civil parishes:[2]
In 1936 the boundaries of the rural district were substantially altered under a county review order. It lost large parts to Chester Rural District, but also absorbed most of the disbanded Malpas Rural District.
The following parishes were added to the district:
The Local Government Act 1972 completely reorganised council boundaries throughout England and Wales. On 1 April 1974 Tarvin Rural District was merged with the city and county borough of Chester and the Chester Rural District to form the new non-metropolitan district of Chester.[2]